Garrett Johns

Redshirt senior Garrett Johns and sophomore Pedro Rodenas both earned All-ACC recognition for both singles and doubles action, the league announced Thursday.

Garrett Johns celebrates after clinching Duke's win over Wake Forest

No. 14 Duke men's tennis concluded the weekend 2-0 after a 5-2 victory over No. 52 Notre Dame on Sunday at Ambler Tennis Stadium.

The ACC announced Tuesday that Duke men's tennis earned two of the league's three weekly awards after securing both the player and doubles team of the week.

No. 15 Duke men’s tennis dropped a 6-1 decision to ACC foe and third-ranked Virginia on Sunday afternoon at Ambler Tennis Stadium.

Redshirt senior Garrett Johns clinched Friday's 5-2 win for No. 15 Duke men's tennis over No. 65 Virginia Tech at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.

Redshirt senior Garrett Johns clinched Friday’s 4-3 win for No. 11 Duke men's tennis over No. 68 Clemson at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center to remain undefeated at home.

Garrett Johns gets ready to serve against UNC Wilmington in the NCAA First Round

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas celebrate after earning a doubles point

Senior Garrett Johns recorded the match-clinching point on Friday night as No. 25 Duke defeated Illinois, 4-3, at Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.

Garrett Johns competes against NC Central

Senior Garrett Johns concluded his time at the 2022 ITA National Fall Championships, falling in the semifinals on Saturday, but didn’t go home empty handed.

Garrett Johns will compete for Duke at the NCAA Singles Championship

Junior Garrett Johns has been selected the ACC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week following his impressive performance last week.

Andrew Dale and Garrett Johns talk out their strategy against North Carolina

Garrett Johns competes against Virginia on court one

Garrett Johns eyes up the ball during Duke's match with Elon

Garrett Johns gets ready to serve for Duke against South Florida

Duke senior Sean Sculley and sophomore Garrett Johns had their strong doubles campaign come to an end on Monday night in the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championship.

Senior Sean Sculley and sophomore Garrett Johns have been selected to represent Duke at the 2021 NCAA Doubles Championship from May 23-28 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

Garrett Johns follows through on a hit during his match against Louisville

Garrett Johns and Andrew Dale discuss how they want to handle the next serve against No. 11 Wake Forest

Sean Sculley and Garrett Johns celebrate after earning a point in doubles action

Garrett Johns defeated an ETSU player to clinch the match for Duke on Friday afternoon

Garrett Johns returns a ball with his forehand

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Height:
5-11
Weight:
155
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

Honors:
Team Captain (2022, 2023, 2024)
Singles All-American (2023)
Doubles All-American (2024)
All-ACC Singles Team (2021 – 2nd, 2022 – 2nd, 2023 – 1st, 2024 – 1st)
All-ACC Doubles Team (2023 – 1st, 2024 – 1st)
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020)
All-ACC Academic Team (2023, 2024)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player Award (2022, 2024)

Professional Circuit:
ITF Men's Singles 15K Futures Title – Memphis, Tenn. (2022)
ITF Men's Singles 15 Futures Title – Monastir, Tunisia (2023)
ITF Men's Singles 15 Futures Title – Fayetteville, Ark. (2023)
ITF Men's Singles 15 Futures Title – Winston-Salem, N.C. (2023)
ITF Men's Singles 15 Futures Title – Vero Beach, Fla. (2024)

ITF Men’s Doubles 25K Futures Title – Wichita, Kan. (2023)
ITF Men’s Doubles 25K Futures Title – Tulsa, Okla. (2023)
ITF Men’s Doubles 25K Futures Title – Gandia, Spain (2023)
ITF Men’s Doubles 25K Futures Title – Harlingen, Texas (2023)

DUKE CAREER: Lettered five seasons (2020-21-22-23-24) ... three-time team captain (2022-23-24) … 2023 Singles All-American and 2024 Doubles All-American … four-time All-ACC singles recipient in 2021 (2nd), 2022 (2nd), 2023 (1st), and 2024 (1st) and two-time All-ACC doubles honoree in 2023 (1st) and 2024 (1st) … two-time All-ACC Academic Team recipient (2023 and 2024) and 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned the team’s Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player Award on two occasions (2022 and 2024) … concluded Duke career with a record of 86-46 in singles play and a 81-40 doubles mark while recording dual ledgers of 63-32 and 65-28, respectively … in ACC play, tallied a career mark of 24-15 in singles and 25-11 in doubles … defeated 25 ranked singles opponents and ranked as high as No. 4 nationally in 2023 … notched 27 wins over ranked doubles opponents and ranked as high as No. 1 in the country with teammate Pedro Rodenas in 2024 … tallied a 50-31 record on court one in singles action and a 41-21 ledger on the top court in doubles play … competed in the NCAA Individual Championships in singles (2022, 2023, 2024) and doubles (2021, 2023, 2024).

2023-24: Doubles All-American … First Team singles All-ACC honoree and First Team doubles All-ACC recipient … team captain ... All-ACC Academic Team selection … earned the team’s Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player Award … compiled a 16-7 overall record ledger, including a 16-6 dual-match mark, which was second on the team … also finished 8-2 in ACC play … went 14-5 on court one and 2-1 in court two … as Duke’s top singles player, held a 9-6 mark against nationally ranked opponents, including a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 11 Cooper Williams of No. 8 Harvard … finished tied for tops on the team with six match-clinching wins over Yale, No. 11 Kentucky, No. 68 Clemson, No. 65 Virginia Tech, No. 52 Notre Dame, and No. 7 Wake Forest … ranked in the top 25 for much of the dual season, climbing as high as No. 21 twice in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings … won five of opening six dual matches, including two over nationally ranked foes … six of seven losses came to nationally ranked opponents, including five in the top-25 … represented Duke at the NCAA Individual Singles Tournament … named ACC Player of the Week on three different occasions (February 13, March12 and April 2) … in doubles action, played with teammates Jake Krug, Pedro Rodenas and Alexander Visser and compiled a team-best 23-6 overall record with a 21-5 dual-match mark … finished ACC play with a 9-2 ledger … registered a 17-4 mark on court one and a 4-1 record on court two … posted a 16-4 ledger against nationally ranked foes … selected ACC Doubles team of the Week with teammate Pedro Rodenas three times (March 12, April 2, and April 16) … put together a 12-match winning streak with Rodenas from March 8-May 4 with all wins coming against nationally ranked foes … defeated No. 1 DK Suresh Ekambaram and Holden Koons of No. 7 Wake Forest 7-6 (2) for highest career ranked win … also added wins over the No. 7, No. 9 and No. 10 ranked doubles pairings … reached a career-high ranking of No. 1 in doubles play on April 16 … represented Duke at the NCAA Individual Doubles Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals with teammate Rodenas … finished the year ranked by ITA as the No. 29 singles player and No. 2 doubles team.

2022-23: Singles All-American … unanimous first team singles All-ACC honoree and first team doubles All-ACC recipient … team captain ... All-ACC Academic Team selection … finished third on the team with 20 overall singles wins (20-15) and tied for third with 14 dual victories (14-11) … also posted a 5-6 ACC ledger … as Duke’s top singles player, held an 8-11 mark against nationally ranked opponents, including a 6-2, 6-4 victory over No. 4 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc of No. 19 Florida State … earned two match-clinching wins … ranked in the top 20 for the entire dual match season, climbing as high as No. 4 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings … started the dual season winning nine of opening 12 matches, including five over nationally ranked opponents … of the 15 losses, five were to opponents ranked in the top-50 and two were to opponents in the top-10 … represented Duke at the NCAA Individual Singles Tournament, earning a 9-16 seed … in doubles action, played with teammate Pedro Rodenas to record a team-best 23-7 overall ledger, including an impressive 17-4 in dual matches … posted an undefeated ACC mark of 7-0 … went 10-2 on the top court and 7-2 on court two … finished 4-2 against nationally ranked foes … selected ACC Men's Tennis Doubles Team of the Week on two occasions (March 28 and April 4) … claimed wins in 15 of opening 17 matches that went final to begin the dual season, including three over top-55 competition … posted victories in the NCAA Tournament First and Second Rounds to help lift Duke to its first NCAA Tournament Super Regional appearance since 2015 … duo earned biggest win of the season in first round of NCAA Individual Doubles Tournament after besting No. 6 Trent Bryde and Ethan Quinn of Georgia 6-4, 7-6 (5) … finished the year ranked by ITA as the No. 18 singles player and No. 20 doubles team with Rodenas.

2021-22: Second team All-ACC honoree … team captain ... earned the team’s Charles Hamilton Hargrave Most Valuable Player Award ... finished tied for second on the team with 19 overall singles wins (19-10) and 13 dual victories (13-7) … also posted a 6-4 ACC ledger … as Duke’s top singles player, held an 8-8 mark against nationally ranked opponents, including a match-clinching victory over No. 22 Brian Cernoch of No. 17 North Carolina … earned five match-clinching wins, which were second-most on the team … ranked in top-50 nearly all year, including a final ranking of No. 49 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … finished 4-3 in final 10 matches, including a 6-3, 7-5 victory over David Stevenson of Memphis in Duke’s NCAA Tournament First Round win … represented Duke at the NCAA Individual Singles Tournament to become the first Blue Devil in the national singles competition since Nicholas Alvarez made the field in 2018 … bested No. 55 Ryan Seggerman of Princeton 6-2, 6-2 in the opening round before dropping a three-set thriller to No. 28 and eventual NCAA singles semifinalist Sam Riffice of Florida 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 ... selected ACC Men's Tennis Player of the Week on March 22nd following performance against UNC's Cernoch ... in doubles action, played with four different doubles players and finished with a winning record on each of the three courts (6-6 on court one, 4-2 on court two and 2-0 on court three) … compiled 16 overall doubles wins and 12 dual match victories to lead the team … went 4-4 in ACC action and 3-7 against nationally ranked foes … teamed up the majority of the time for the second consecutive season with teammate Sean Sculley on court one … the pair posted a 8-9 overall record, including a 6-7 mark in dual action … on the main court, the duo earned a 5-6 ledger … the duo dropped a three-set nail-biter to No. 39 Chris Rodesch and Ryan Goetz of Virginia 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 10-6 in the consolation semifinals of the ITA All-American Championships … also teamed up with Michael Heller to go 3-1, including a 6-4 victory over No. 21 Emile Hudd and Shunsuke Mitsui of No. 6 Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

2020-21: Second team All-ACC honoree … concluded the year with a 10-9 overall mark during singles action, including an 9-8 dual record on Duke’s top court … finished ACC play with a 3-4 record and a 2-4 mark against nationally ranked opponents … ranked in top-100 nearly all year, including a final ranking of No. 73 by the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … won three of last five matches, including wins over No. 34 Adria Soriano Barrera of Miami and No. 47 Jakub Wojcik of South Florida … defeated N.C. State’s Robin Catry 6-1, 6-4 during the ACC Challenge for first win of the year … bested Marcus McDaniel of Georgia Tech 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 for first ACC victory of the season … clinched two matches for Duke and had 5-of-10 matches against ranked opponents go unfinished … in doubles action, finished with an 10-11 mark, including a 5-4 record in ACC play … registered a 8-9 record on court one and a 1-0 mark on court three … teamed up the majority of the time with Sean Sculley on court one as the pair finished with a 9-9 mark, including a 4-4 record in ACC play … on the main court, registered a record of 8-8 and a 4-5 mark against ranked opponents … ranked as a top-20 doubles team for much of the year and finished the season as the No. 25 ranked team by the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) … the pair represented Duke as an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Doubles Championship, where they fell in the opening round 6-0, 6-4 to No. 3 seeded Pat Harper and Adam Walton of Tennessee … the duo defeated No. 45 Fabien Salle and Matthew Fung 7-6 (4) of No. 49 Louisville at the 2021 ACC Championships … had four matches go unfinished during doubles action, including a 4-4 tie with No. 10 Carl Soderlund and William Woodall from No. 6 Virginia.

2019-20: ITA Scholar-Athlete recipient ... collected a team-high 21 singles wins (21-5) before freshman year was shorted by COVID-19 ... finished 9-5 overall in doubles action ... compiled a 12-1 mark in dual rookie campaign with eight wins coming at No. 4 and No. 6 singles while going 6-2 in doubles … battled for a 7-6, 6-7, 1-0 (10-7) win at No. 14 Wake Forest … only loss of the dual season was to No. 17 Tennessee’s Pat Harper in three sets on Feb. 7 … on first match on court two against North Carolina A&T's Vasil Ivanov (6-2, 6-1) on Jan. 18 … garnered first career victory at Hawaii on Jan. 8.

Prior to Duke: Blue Chip prospect ranked second overall in TennisRecruiting.net's Class of 2019 ... No. 1 prospect in the state of Georgia and No. 4 in the southeast according to TennisRecruiting.net ... advanced to the singles quarterfinals draw at the USTA Boys 18 & 16 National Championships in August of 2017 ... received the Bobby Kaplan Sportsmanship Award for the Boys 16s at that event ... owns a career ATP singles ranking of 1,424 ... reached the Round of 16 in singles and the third round of doubles play at the 2019 USTA Boy's 18 National Championships.

Personal: Born on Dec. 17, 2000 … son of Jay and Lynn Johns ... mother played tennis at Villanova ... grandmother, Mary Lou Johns, was the head women's basketball coach at Memphis from 1972-91.